Trading Standards Wales News

Vape Shop in Port Talbot Shut Down After Illegal Stock and Class-B Drug Seized

A vape shop in Port Talbot has been closed by Trading Standards after reports of illegal activity on site.

19
Jan
2026

14
Jan
2026

Nine tonnes of vapes to be destroyed

Nine tonnes of vapes imported into the Port of Holyhead in a refrigerated unit declared as ‘perishable food’ will be destroyed after breaching UK regulations.

8
Jan
2026

Holyhead man selling tobacco illegally sentenced

A Holyhead man who admitted selling tobacco illegally for more than a year has been fined and ordered to carry out unpaid community work.

2
Jan
2026

Trading Standards keep up the pressure on illegal vapes and tobacco in Wrexham

3 month closure orders imposed on Wrexham Mini Market, Bridge Street Wrexham and Wrexham Corner Market, Kingsmills Road, Wrexham in September for selling illegal tobacco and vapes were extended by Wrexham Magistrates courts on 9th Dec.

2
Jan
2026

Rogue Trader Ordered to Pay Over £6,000 Following Caerphilly Trading Standards Investigation

A rogue trader from Pembroke has been ordered to pay more than £6,000 after misleading a local resident into paying thousands of pounds for unnecessary roofing work.

23
Dec
2025

Launch of Trading Standards Wales Manifesto 2026 and Impacts & Outcomes Report 2024/25

Trading Standards services in Wales unveil 2026 Manifesto and Impact & Outcomes Report 2024/25

15
Dec
2025

Reports of door to door fraudsters claiming to be from Cardiff Council

Shared Regulatory Services has received reports from residents in Cardiff concerning uninvited visits by fraudsters saying that they are from the council.